Stripper for laundry rollers



Sept. 3, 1935- H. o. ZEIDLER STRIPPER FOR LAUNDRY ROLLERS Filed June29', 1932 I INVENTOR 6 9 'aza 0 70467? AT RNEY Patented Sept. 3,1935

UNITED STATES" ArENT OFFICE 6 Claims. (Cl. 68-9) The object of myinvention is to provide a device of this class, which will readilyseparate ironed laundry from ironing rollers in a mangle, or similarmachine. This and other objects, are accomplished by my invention, oneembodiment of which is hereinafter more particularly set forth.

For a more detailed description of my invention, reference is to be hadto the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof in which Figure l is asectional view of onev embodiment of my invention, when applied to anordinary ironing machine;

Figure 2 shows a fastener for a separating strip;

Figure 3 shows a support for the same; and

Figure 4 is an inverted plan diagrammatic View of a machine embodying myinvention, with the. steam chest removed.

Throughout the various views of the drawing, similar referencecharacters designate similar parts.

A mangle I of the conventional type has a steam chest 2 and a series ofrollers 3, d, and 5, as many being used as desired, and these are placedin hollows over the steam chest as indicated in Figure l. The rollersrotate continuously and in the. embodiment of my invention, hereinshown, may be assumed to rotate either clockwise or anti-clockwise. Itis assumed that they run clockwise for the purposes of this description.

Laundry B entering under the roller 5 is separated from this roller by ametallic ribbon or strip 1 so that when this laundry emerges from theleft side of each roller, it will not follow the roller but will beseparated by the strip 1, and pass on under this strip to the nextroller in the conventional manner, until eventually it emerges at theleft of the roller 3.

The strip 1 is a small fiat wire or ribbon with a loop at each endformed withthe aid of a clamp 8, and passing over a crossbar 9 of themachine. Between rollers and at convenient locations are placed supportsIt) which carry crossbars H and from each crossbar is hung a stirrup l2,over which thestrip I is passed. It is preferable to make thestirrup l2adjustable and this is done by supporting it by means of a screw !3,which passes through the bar I l and has a screw threaded connectionwith the same. The bar I! is, in

turn, adjustably mounted on a bent bar I4, which forms a part of thesupport l9, and the upper and horizontal portion of this bar I l restsin a saddle I5 of any convenient form. It is desirable that this saddleslide freely on the frame [6 of the machine.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention, the strippers I do not runin planes perpendicular to the axis of the rollers, 3, d, and 5, but inplanes slightly at an angleto the same, as indicated in Figure 4, sothat when the material to be ironed :5 passes between the rollers andthe steam chest, this material will not be grooved by these tapes.

In view of the foregoing, the operation of my improved strippers will bereadily understood. Assuming that the apparatus is as above set forthand laundry 6 enters at the right and passes out at the left, it will beironed between the steam chest 2 and the rollers 5, 3, and 3 in theconventional manner, and the strippers T will function to separate thelaundry from the rollers when leaving 15 the rollers, and will notgroovethis material because the strippers are diagonally disposed, and so donot have a continuous contact with the laundry at any onelongitudinalline when passing through the machine.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it isobvious that it is not restricted thereto, but that it is broad enoughto cover all structures that come within the scope of the annexedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a machine of the class described, a steam chest and a series ofironing rollers mounted above the same, a flexible stripper locatedbetween the steam chest and rollers means for securing said stripper ateach end of the machine, and means for supporting this stripper betweenrollers.

2. In a machine of the class described, a steam chest and a roller abovethe same, a separating strip between the steam chest and the roller, andmeans for securing the strip so that it is placed diagonally across thepath of laundry passing between the steam chest and the roller.

3. In a machine of the class described a steam chest and a number ofspaced rollers mounted above the same, a flexible stripper locatedbetween the steam chest and rollers, means for 45 engaging the ends ofthe stripper beyond the rollers, and saddles located between the rollersfor supporting portions of the stripper.

4. In a machine of the class described, a steam chest and a plurality ofspaced rollers mounted to co-operate with the chest in performing anironing operation, a plurality of flat flexible tapes constitutingstrippers located between the steam chest and rollers, said tapesextending transversely of the rollers, means for securing the 0ppositeends of the tapes beyond the rollers and means located between therollers for engaging and supporting the tapes.

5. In a machine of the class described, a steam chest and a series ofironing rollers mounted above the same, a flexible stripper locatedbetween the steam chest and rollers, means for securing said stripper atleast at the feeding in end of the machine, and means for supportingthis stripper between rollers. v

6. A stripper device for flat Work ironing machines including a heatchest and a plurality of successive ironing rolls, said devicecomprising a resilient metal band having an end supported at the feedside of a roll and the band extending between the roll and co-operatingchest portion to the delivery side of the roll and adjacently the placeof departure of the goods extending from the roll above the periphery ofthe associated heat chest into the space between said roll and the nextsucceeding roll for preventing the goods stripped from the first-namedroll from rising unduly and for directing said goods to the nip of saidnext succeeding roll, and means including a support between thefirst-named roll and the next succeeding roll to support said band.

HAROLD O. ZEIDLER.

